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Hot Surface Ignition Properties of Pre-Vaporized Jet-A and Biodiesels
(2017-05)
In the search for more environmentally friendly energy sources, biofuels have emerged as an attractive alternative to traditional petroleum fuels. In addition to being close to carbon-neutral and renewable, biofuels have ...
Characterization of Gas Permeation in Polymeric Membrane
(2017)
Polymers have been widely used in various industries in recent decades. One of the functions of polymers is to be employed as barriers against gas permeation. In this research, characterization of permeation in polymeric ...
Development of Nanoparticle Membrane Enhanced Nanocomposites with Sensing Function
(2016-12-16)
Damage and load sensing is rapidly advancing as driven by vast applications in aerospace and mechanical structures. However, most previous research focused on the improvement of material properties for sensing applications. ...
Assessment of Learning Through Reflecting on Doing
(2019-05-10)
Over the past two decades, an emerging educational framework called ‘experiential learning’ has come to prominence in numerous fields, including medical and instructional education. Experiential learning, in contrast to ...
Investigation of Polyurethane Shape Memory Polymer for Potential Applications in Brain Aneurysm Treatment
(2019-05-10)
Intracranial aneurysms (ICAs) are abnormal deformations in the walls of cranial arteries that can rupture, resulting in hemorrhage and stroke. Modern ICA treatments minimize the risk of rupture by limiting blood flow into ...
Investigation of Cointegration Relationships in Turbulent Flows
(2016)
Turbulence has often been called one of the last unsolved problems of classical physics and impacts a wide variety of fields in nature and engineering. An important area of focus in turbulence research is the discovery and ...
Fault Detection and Diagnosis of Air Handling Unit in HVAC System Using Cloud-based Data Logging System
(2019-05-10)
This project encompasses the engineering principles of design and testing of the implementation of a fault detection and diagnosis (FDD) using cloud-based data logging system on Heating, Ventilation, and Air Conditioning ...
Hot Surface Ignition Properties of Pre-Vaporized Jet-A and its Blends with Soy Methyl Ester and Canola Methyl Ester in a Constant Volume Chamber
(2019-05-10)
In recent years, biofuels have emerged as an attractive alternative to traditional petroleum fuels due to their renewable and almost carbon-neutral nature. While the fundamental ignition properties of petroleum fuels are ...
Numerical Methods for Optimal Trajectory Planning with Aerospace Applications
(2019-05-10)
Optimal control theory focuses on finding the inputs that optimize the performance measure of a system subject to differential constraints. Differential game theory focuses on problems involving two separate parties, one ...
Efficient Computational Approaches for Treatment of Transformed Path Integrals
(2018-12-14)
In this thesis, efficient computational approaches for treatment of transformed path integrals (TPIs) are proposed. The TPI-based method allows us to calculate the time evolution probability density functions (PDFs) using ...